1959 AL Opening Day Game

 April 9, 1959

   As is tradition, the Washington Senators opened the 1959 AL season by hosting the Baltimore Orioles. In a very close and interesting contest, the hometown Senators walked off with a 9th inning 4-3 victory. Reno Bertoia hit a sacrifice fly scoring Ron Samford with the winning run for the Senators. Pedro Ramos went the distance on the mound and got the Win. Jack Harshman took the Loss. 

BOXSCORE: 1959 Baltimore Orioles At 1959 Washington Senators         4/9/1959
 
  Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Senators           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  W.Tasby CF          4  1  0  0 .000     R.Bertoia 2B        3  0  0  1 .000  
  B.Boyd 1B           5  0  1  0 .200     A.Pearson CF        4  0  0  1 .000  
  B.Avila RF          5  1  1  2 .200     R.Sievers LF        4  0  0  0 .000  
  G.Woodling LF       2  1  1  1 .500     B.Allison RF        4  0  0  0 .000  
  G.Triandos C        4  0  0  0 .000     E.Fitz Gerald C     4  1  1  0 .250  
  B.Robinson 3B       4  0  0  0 .000     N.Zauchin 1B        4  1  2  0 .500  
  B.Gardner 2B        4  0  3  0 .750     H.Killebrew 3B      4  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Hansen SS         2  0  0  0 .000     R.Samford SS        4  2  3  2 .750  
  J.Harshman P        3  0  0  0 .000     P.Ramos P           3  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  3  6  3                 Totals      34  4  6  4
 
 
Orioles......... 2 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  6  3
Senators........ 0 0 1  1 0 1  0 0 1  -  4  6  0
 
Orioles (0-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Harshman LOSS(0-1)      8 2/3   6   4   1   2   3   0   1.04
Totals                    8 2/3   6   4   1   2   3   0
 
Senators (1-0)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
P.Ramos WIN(1-0)          9       6   3   3   5   2   2   3.00
Totals                    9       6   3   3   5   2   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 35,233 DATE- Thursday, April 9th 1959 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jim Honochick, Red Flaherty, Frank Umont, Charlie Berry
T- 2:09
LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 9  Senators: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 0  Senators: 0
ERRORS- G.Woodling, R.Hansen-2
DOUBLES- B.Boyd(1st), B.Gardner(1st), N.Zauchin(1st), R.Samford(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Avila(1st), G.Woodling(1st)
RBIs- B.Avila-2(2nd), G.Woodling(1st), R.Bertoia(1st), A.Pearson(1st),
      R.Samford-2(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- R.Samford(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Bertoia
WALKS- G.Woodling-2, R.Hansen-2, J.Harshman, R.Bertoia, P.Ramos
HIT BY PITCH- W.Tasby
STRIKE OUTS- W.Tasby, B.Robinson, B.Allison, H.Killebrew, P.Ramos
2-out RBI- G.Woodling, R.Samford-2
RLISP 2-out- B.Robinson, W.Tasby-2, R.Sievers, P.Ramos-3, G.Triandos,
             J.Harshman
TEAM RISP- Orioles: 0 for 8  Senators: 2 for 9
 
Pedro Ramos tossed a complete game at Griffith Stadium as the Washington
Senators won in their last at-bat beating the Baltimore Orioles by the count
of 4 to 3.
 
The game was won by Washington with a run in the 9th inning. After an out was
recorded, Ron Samford doubled.  Ramos next to the plate and he reached on an
error.  Reno Bertoia then hit a deep fly giving Washington the victory and
sending the 5,233 home-town fans home happy.  Both teams totaled 6 hits on
the afternoon.  
 
Ramos(1-0) finished the game allowing 3 runs in the victory. Jack
Harshman(0-1) ended up with the loss.  He allowed 6 hits and 2 walks in 8 and
2/3 innings.